Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
RISK: High Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Hyper-V when an authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted application in a virtual machine (VM) session. Note that the denial of service does not allow an attacker to execute code or elevate user rights on other VMs running on the Hyper-V host; however, it could cause other VMs on the host to not be manageable in Virtual Machine Manager.
Impact
- Denial of Service
System / Technologies affected
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2012 R2
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-042
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